Eric Gill

ERIC GILL (1882-1940

Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) c.1920

carved Hoptonwood stone roundel with added colour

10 ins (25.4 cm) diameter

 

Sold to the Dean and Chapter of Winchester Cathedral, where now suruated in the Epiphany Chapel.

 

Provenance:

The Guild of St. Joseph and St. Dominic, Ditchling

 

The lamb as a symbol for Christ is based on John 1.29: the next day John saw Jesus coming unto him, and said “Behold the Lamb of God which takes away the sins of the world”